pillow publicity

my latest pillow sham creation was featured on this site.

head on over and check out Alison's other great inspiration.

upholstered headboard

this upholstered headboard is similar to something you can find at pottery barn. the pottery barn price tag is $500,

this diy version was $60!

what you need:

-1 piece of wood-not too heavy or thick, cut to size

(my piece was 36"x60" for a queen size bed)

- a piece of foam (I used a twin size mattress pad, cut to size)

- 1 piece of batting (large enough to wrap around wood and foam)

- fabric of your choice (I used a tan linen)

- buttons to cover (I used 11 that were 1 1/8")

- two 2x4's to use as stilts

(length depends on how high off the ground you want your headboard)

-spray adhesive- to adhere foam to wood

-staple gun- to secure batting and fabric

-drill- to drill holes in wood as a template for the buttons

- screws or nails- to secure stilts to headboard

I found a coordinating bed skirt at the pb outlet for $20

(and it obviously needs an ironing).

side table before and after

this side table was a wedding gift a few years ago

now that miss A has her own room with a reading corner

(which is more for me than for her right now)

we needed somewhere to put a lamp and some of our favorite books

the table was the perfect size, just the wrong color

all it needed was a little sanding and some paint

and now it is perfect!

don't you think?

meet clover!

 So this is clover, I eyed him as we were passing by a garage sale this summer in georgia and I had to have him. I, unfortunately, was not prepared for garage sales that day. I had $3 in my pocket and the hubby had $2, he told me if I could get him for $5 then he was mine.

welcome to the family clover!

I did however have to give clover a major make-over before he could reside in miss A's nursery.

By major, I mean it took me hours and hours.

that mane and tail were nasty

the wood was not quite hat I was going for

here is clover, stripped down and ready to be made over!

after sanding and sanding

and 5 coats of white paint (yes I DID use primer as well)

and a trip across the country,

and finding the yarn for a new mane and tail

here is the new and improved Clover

what do you think?

framed cork board

I saw THIS project on one of my fav blogs a little while back and have been dying to find the perfect frame to make my own. well, after a trip to a few garage sales and goodwill i was still empty handed and then it occurred to me... my mom had a really ugly painting of a random dog that my grammie had given her a few years back (something she had found at a garage sale) and we kept it around thinking we could use the fame one day. it was a little smaller than i had hoped for, but would work perfectly! and it was free

And here it is! all it needed was a can of white spray paint and an old cork board 
that I had left over from high school

The detail in the frame is so fun! I love how it turned out and especially because it was free!

pillowcase dress

the last time i sewed a piece of clothing was in high school, it was a skirt. it was simple, long and straight, a slit up the back, and an elastic waist. i have NEVER been much of a sewer, except for the few pillow shams i have made, but lately i have had the desire to sew. why now? probably because i am now a stay at home mom and i like having projects that keep me busy. and although i don't have a sewing machine (YET), my birthday is next month and i am hoping i have mentioned it enough for my hubby to get the idea, i am luckily at my parents house for now so i can use my mom's machine.

a few months ago i came across some "pillowcase dresses" on etsy (some actually aren't made of pillowcases, but still are just as cute), i loved them so i checked out some tutorials on them and discovered they were fairly easy to make. i found a few CUTE pillowcases from pottery barn for CHEAP so i decided to go for it! so last week i made miss A two dresses!(one for this summer, one for next summer). i think they came out great, but check them out for yourself!